PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El' Bows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Will Never Walk Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rehti Ladi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bows
vs
Ladi

183 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
191 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition
Red Bills clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, El' Bows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Bows as he checks the leg kick.
Bows is looking to clinch.
Bows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ladi.
Bows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bows tries to clinch but Ladi is having none of it.
Ladi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ladi throws a hook but Bows blocks it.
Ladi throws a low kick, looking for Bows's leg but Bows calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ladi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bows has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bows and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ladi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bows throws a low kick but Ladi avoids it.
Bows throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ladi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ladi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ladi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bows throws a head kick but Ladi moves out of range.
Ladi looks to land a body kick but Bows moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bows wants to clinch.
Bows is looking to clinch.
Ladi throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ladi tries to throw a body punch but Bows avoids it by throwing Ladi back against the cage.
Bows misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ladi.
Ladi just leaning against Bows, taking a breather.
Ladi blocks an elbow strike from Bows.
Bows lands an elbow just above Ladi 's eye.
Bows wants to break free but Ladi has control.
Ladi looking to slow down the pace here.

Bows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Ladi misses.
Bows throws a leg kick but Ladi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bows misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ladi motions for Bows to come forward. Ladi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ladi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladi looks to land a body kick but Bows moved away.

Ladi gets tackled into the cage by Bows. Bows maintains the clinch.
Ladi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ladi.
Bows dodges an elbow strike from Ladi.
Ladi lands a right hand.
Bows misses with the head strike.
Ladi lands a hook that snaps the head of Bows backwards.
Ladi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ladi dodges an elbow strike from Bows.
Bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bows gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Bows - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bows fails to land.
Bows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bows looking to stall.
Bows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bows prevents a body shot from Ladi.
Ladi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Ladi breaks from the clinch.
Ladi misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Ladi misses.
Ladi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bows was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladi.
Bows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rehti Ladi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bows blocks a head kick by Ladi.
Ladi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bows has time to react.
Ladi tries a low kick but Bows avoids it.
Bows wants to clinch up but Ladi keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bows is looking to clinch.
Ladi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bows.
Bows scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bows lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Bows.
Ladi misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bows checks a leg kick.
Bows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladi.
Bows tries to clinch there but Ladi circles away.
Ladi blocks a head kick by Bows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bows. That did some damage!
Ladi looks for the body kick but Bows saw that one coming.
Ladi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bows.
Crunch! Bows slams his shin into Ladi's torso.
Bows throws a head kick that Ladi semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rehti Ladi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ladi wants to land a leg kick but Bows is out of range.
Bows connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ladi. Ladi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bows misses with a low kick as Ladi jumps back.
Ladi throws the kick towards the body but Bows avoids it.
Ladi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bows misses with a low kick.
Bows fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladi checks a leg kick.
Bows misses with a straight right.
Ladi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bows counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ladi's knee momentarily.
Bows blocks a head kick by Ladi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ladi.
Bows misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladi misses the target.
Ladi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ladi cracks Bows with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bows moves out of range of the body kick from Ladi.
Bows tries to score with a low kick but Ladi moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladi thows a body kick. Bows tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bows blocks a head kick by Ladi.
Ladi misses with a looping right.
Ladi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bows tries to work over Ladi's front leg with a kick but Ladi checks it.
Bows throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ladi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bows wants to clinch up but Ladi keeps it at a distance.
Ladi misses with a head kick.

Bows lands a big head kick that sends Ladi tumbling to the mat! Bows takes a step backwards and waves Ladi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ladi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ladi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bows finish him?
Ladi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ladi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bows counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ladi throws a big shot that misses.
Bows misses with a head kick.
Bows tries to clinch but Ladi is having none of it.

Bows clinches.

Bows breaks the clinch.
Ladi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladi.
Bows punishes Ladi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ladi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bows - the referee stops the clock and Ladi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bows. Ladi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bows fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bows moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladi effectively controlling the action here.
Bows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Bows tenderised Ladi's leg. Ladi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bows lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bows buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bows counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ladi.
El' Bows is winning the standup battle so far.

Bows closes the distance and clinches.
Bows lands an elbow inside that Ladi shrugs off.
Bows lands with a short shot to the head.
Bows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladi backwards.
Bows lands a big right hand that drops Ladi! The killer instinct kicks in and Bows finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bows!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El' Bows!
El' Bows retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking El' Bows made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.